5 in a box

[jimilee]

Got 'em. Need a mirror next.

[robrhy]

Yep. One thing I asked Josh for when he was designing the optotrons was an extra set of power pads for this very reason. So power comes from jack to first Optotron then runs from the second set of pads to the next and so on. It's the white and black wire on the photo. The single black wire is the signal wire between the optotrons.



At this point in the wiring, all the switching and jacks are in and it's bypassable. I test at this point to make sure everything is working and bypassing/lighting up as it should. All that you need to add after this is one effect at a time.

I mount on solid core wiring most of the time. Some of the raised ones are using the thicker amp ground style wire to make them much more sturdy. Helps with the tiering.

FWIW I'd use this method if I was using 3DPT. But in all honesty, the Optotrons are a much, much better option when it comes to building multis. Not just for reliability and lack of poppage. Just for the sheer neatness it allows for wiring. In a multi you really don't want wires everywhere.

What does the chip do on the optotrons?

[muddyfox]

It's an optocoupler, H11F1.

http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/fairchild/H11F1.pdf

[robrhy]

It's an optocoupler, H11F1.

http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/fairchild/H11F1.pdf

Mmmm...Read that,still not sure what they do

[jubal81]

It's an optocoupler, H11F1.

http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/fairchild/H11F1.pdf

Mmmm...Read that,still not sure what they do

It's an isolator working like a relay. On one side, there's an LED and on the other side is a mosfet. Power gets applied to one side and makes the mosfet switch on, connecting the other two pins with a very low resistance.

[davent]

Great process!

Dental mirror yes but I'd be lost without a dental pick, great for wrangling wire and an infinite number of other jobs.